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Australia at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Australia at the; 1972 Winter Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Sapporo
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal.

Alpine skiing

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Men

Athlete	Event	Classification		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Steven Clifford	Downhill	—						2:02.90	44
	Giant slalom	—		1:44.75	44	1:49.50	36	3:34.25	36
	Slalom	Disqualified		Did not finish
Malcolm Milne	Downhill	—						1:55.48	23
	Giant slalom	—		1:37.94	31	1:44.26	28	3:22.20	29
	Slalom	Disqualified		1:03.73	33	1:01.99	26	2:05.72	24

Speed skating

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Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Colin Coates	500 m	44.74	36
	1500 m	2:12.14	24
	5000 m	8:09.35	23
	10000 m	16:29.94	18
Jim Lynch	500 m	43.51	35
Jim Lynch	1500 m	2:26.69	39

References

^ ^a ^b "Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the XIth Winter Olympic Games 1972 at Sapporo" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the XIth Winter Olympic Games 1972 at Sapporo. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

External links

Australia NOC
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file
"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)